Admissions
Applications for 11+ day entry in 2013
Details are being confirmed and will be posted shortly.
Applications for 11+ day entry in 2012
Parents will need to complete two separate application forms:
The LRGS Application Form, available directly from LRGS, should be completed and returned to LRGS by 14 September 2011.
The LEA Common Application Form will be available through your primary school or from your home LEA (ie Lancashire if you live in Lancashire, Cumbria if you live in Cumbria, and so on) and should be completed and returned to your son's primary school in October 2011 (deadline to be advised) .
Entrance tests
The 11+ entrance tests will be held on Saturday 24 September 2011. Admission at 11+ is carried out through entry tests in Verbal Reasoning, Mathematics and English.
The results of the 11+ entrance test will be sent to arrive with parents in early October.
You can see some sample 11+ test papers above, along with answers.
Who is eligible to apply?
The Governors welcome applications to the school from the parents of boys who will be age 11 years on entry. Applications will also be accepted and considered for admission to the First Form from parents of boys age under 11 years on 31 August in the year of transfer. However, the Governors will require evidence of exceptional academic ability, together with adequate social and physical development to enable such boys to benefit from accelerated entry.
Priority is given to the sons of parents living within the boundaries of the Administrative City of Lancaster and all those from this area who reach the qualifying standards are offered places. The remaining dayboy places (out of 112 total) are then allocated to qualifiers from outside this area: where there are more qualifiers than residual places a further selection is needed.
Application pack
This consists of an application form, full details of the admissions procedure and sample past papers with answers. Click here to download an application pack. Alternatively, to receive the admissions pack by post, please complete the form on the right or contact:
Mr J Fidler
Admissions Tutor
Lancaster Royal Grammar School
East Road
Lancaster
LA1 3EF
Tel: 01524 580629
Fax: 01524 847947
12+, 13+ applicants
For those wishing to join the school at Year 8 or 9, day or boarding, there is an entrance exam in March. Please contact the Admissions Tutor for more information.
Boarding applicants
There is an alternative entrance test for boarders only (normally for late entrants or for those unable to attend the September test) in February. Please see our boarding pages for further information.
Overseas applicants
We welcome applicants from overseas but as LRGS is a state school, all applicants must be the sons of holders of UK or EU passports. Evidence of eligibility (a photocopy of the personal details page of the passport) is required. The only exception is for those whose parents are living and working in the UK - usually in academic or commercial posts - and have a Home Office permit to reside.
All overseas entrants must have a UK-based guardian, usually a relative or friend of the family. There are also guardianship agencies, one of which has a local representative: White House Guardianships, tel: 0044 – 1202 521 100. Their website is www.whg.eu.com.
All pupils must be fluent in English, which is the sole medium of instruction. The school has no facilities for teaching English as a second language, nor for remedial work.
If you plan to visit us, you will find full details of a range of accommodation on the Tourist Office’s website at: www.visitlancaster.co.uk. There is a regular, hourly, train service from Manchester International Airport (where the station entrance is inside the terminal building) direct to Lancaster station, where taxis are available. Further directions to the school are available here.
